Anyone replace Radio/Nav Control Unit with used one? and coded it?
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Anyone replace Radio/Nav Control Unit with used one? and coded it?
I have a 2017 GLC43, so my radio/nav unit needs to be replaced. First symptom of problems was GPS was always on 'Activating Navigation' display, but it never activates. Brought it to dealer, they wanted $6k to replace the whole headunit, ahhh no thanks thats like 1/3 of the value of the car now. Ok fine, I can live without the built in Nav since I can use my phone for that.
Then recently the radio, media, 360 camera started acting up. Yes, I did the 'CD eject button' reset, that is how I can get some function. Some meaning, if I want to hear the radio and there is nothing, I do the reset procedure and I can get the radio working. But whatever station or volume I want it to be at, I need to do it within prob 5-10 secs after the restart, after that the radio stays at the current station/volume, pressing buttons wont change it. So when I get the radio working, the 360 camera will not. Meaning, I put it in reverse and the 360 screen comes in but there is no camera feed. So to get the camera working I have to turn off the radio, reset, turn off the car, and turn on the car again...the 360 camera then usually works (sometimes I may have to let the car sit a while).
I want to get one of the aftermarket larger android screen displays as well, but I think I should get the head unit issues sorted out first.
Has anybody gone thru with getting a used OEM unit off ebay, get the pin code, and re-code the head-unit for your vehicle themselves?
I'm also wondering if an aftermarket android display would work fine(use carplay for nav and music) if I just swapped it in with my headunit as is...
Thx.
Then recently the radio, media, 360 camera started acting up. Yes, I did the 'CD eject button' reset, that is how I can get some function. Some meaning, if I want to hear the radio and there is nothing, I do the reset procedure and I can get the radio working. But whatever station or volume I want it to be at, I need to do it within prob 5-10 secs after the restart, after that the radio stays at the current station/volume, pressing buttons wont change it. So when I get the radio working, the 360 camera will not. Meaning, I put it in reverse and the 360 screen comes in but there is no camera feed. So to get the camera working I have to turn off the radio, reset, turn off the car, and turn on the car again...the 360 camera then usually works (sometimes I may have to let the car sit a while).
I want to get one of the aftermarket larger android screen displays as well, but I think I should get the head unit issues sorted out first.
Has anybody gone thru with getting a used OEM unit off ebay, get the pin code, and re-code the head-unit for your vehicle themselves?
I'm also wondering if an aftermarket android display would work fine(use carplay for nav and music) if I just swapped it in with my headunit as is...
Thx.
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I have a 2017 GLC43, so my radio/nav unit needs to be replaced. First symptom of problems was GPS was always on 'Activating Navigation' display, but it never activates. Brought it to dealer, they wanted $6k to replace the whole headunit, ahhh no thanks thats like 1/3 of the value of the car now. Ok fine, I can live without the built in Nav since I can use my phone for that.
Then recently the radio, media, 360 camera started acting up. Yes, I did the 'CD eject button' reset, that is how I can get some function. Some meaning, if I want to hear the radio and there is nothing, I do the reset procedure and I can get the radio working. But whatever station or volume I want it to be at, I need to do it within prob 5-10 secs after the restart, after that the radio stays at the current station/volume, pressing buttons wont change it. So when I get the radio working, the 360 camera will not. Meaning, I put it in reverse and the 360 screen comes in but there is no camera feed. So to get the camera working I have to turn off the radio, reset, turn off the car, and turn on the car again...the 360 camera then usually works (sometimes I may have to let the car sit a while).
I want to get one of the aftermarket larger android screen displays as well, but I think I should get the head unit issues sorted out first.
Has anybody gone thru with getting a used OEM unit off ebay, get the pin code, and re-code the head-unit for your vehicle themselves?
I'm also wondering if an aftermarket android display would work fine(use carplay for nav and music) if I just swapped it in with my headunit as is...
Thx.
Then recently the radio, media, 360 camera started acting up. Yes, I did the 'CD eject button' reset, that is how I can get some function. Some meaning, if I want to hear the radio and there is nothing, I do the reset procedure and I can get the radio working. But whatever station or volume I want it to be at, I need to do it within prob 5-10 secs after the restart, after that the radio stays at the current station/volume, pressing buttons wont change it. So when I get the radio working, the 360 camera will not. Meaning, I put it in reverse and the 360 screen comes in but there is no camera feed. So to get the camera working I have to turn off the radio, reset, turn off the car, and turn on the car again...the 360 camera then usually works (sometimes I may have to let the car sit a while).
I want to get one of the aftermarket larger android screen displays as well, but I think I should get the head unit issues sorted out first.
Has anybody gone thru with getting a used OEM unit off ebay, get the pin code, and re-code the head-unit for your vehicle themselves?
I'm also wondering if an aftermarket android display would work fine(use carplay for nav and music) if I just swapped it in with my headunit as is...
Thx.
